Personal Trainer Job Description Template

Job title

Personal Trainer

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable personal trainer to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will assess clients’ fitness levels, design personalized workout programs and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients’ fitness levels
• Design personalized workout programs
• Teach proper exercise form
• Lead group classes
• Motivate and track client progress
• Adjust programs for injuries and goals
• Sell training packages
• Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Working knowledge of exercise programming and fitness assessment
• Motivation and communication
• [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

• NCCA-accredited personal trainer certification
• CPR/AED
• Group fitness certification
• Experience with free weights and machines

Skills

• Exercise technique
• Group class instruction
• Injury modification
• Nutrition basics
• Empathy
• Professionalism

Work environment and schedule

Trainers work in gyms, studios, clients’ homes, outdoors and online. Schedules often include early mornings, evenings and weekends, when clients are free.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.